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Essential Windows CE Application Programming
by Robert Burdick
Wiley Computer Publishing, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISBN: 0471327476   Pub Date: 03/01/99
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Introduction
Acknowledgments
Part One—Windows CE Application Programming Fundamentals
Chapter 1—Getting Started with Windows CE
What Is Windows CE?
Windows CE Programming Tools
Before We Move On …
Now Let’s Get To Work
Chapter 2—A Windows CE Application Template
What Is a Window, Anyway?
Creating Windows
The Windows CE Application Entry Point
The Message Loop
The Template Application
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 3—Controls and Dialog Boxes
Programming Child Controls
Programming Common Controls
Dialog Boxes
The Windows CE Common Dialogs
Common Dialog Programming
Concluding Remarks
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Chapter 4—Menus and the Windows CE Command Bar
I Repeat Myself When under Stress …
The Command Bar Control
Windows CE Menu Basics
Creating a Command Bar
Inserting a Menu into a Command Bar
Adding Controls to a Command Bar
Adding Tool Tips to Command Bar Buttons
Other Command Bar Functions
Using Accelerators in Windows CE Applications
Using the Window Menu
The Complete Windows CE Menu API
The Complete CMDBAR Sample Application
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 5—Windows CE Common Controls
The Month Calendar Control
The Date Time Picker Control
Rebar Controls
Command Bands
Concluding Remarks
Part Two—Windows CE Persistent Storage
Object Identifiers
The CeOidGetInfo Function
Viewing the Windows CE Object Store
Chapter 6—Working with the Windows CE File System
The File System Explorer Application
File Handles
File Attributes
Searching for Files
Creating and Opening Files and Directories
Reading and Writing File Data
Copying and Renaming Files and Directories
Deleting Files and Directories
Flash Cards and Persistent Storage
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 7—Windows CE Databases
The Phone List Application
Programming Windows CE Databases
Internal Representation of Record Properties
Creating the Database

Sorting and the SORTORDERSPEC
Opening and Closing the Database
Writing and Reading Database Records
Searching for Records
Database Enumeration
Database Notifications
The Contacts Database
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 8—Using the Windows CE Registry
Registry Basics
Creating and Opening Registry Keys
Reading and Writing Registry Values
Enumerating Registry Keys and Values
Deleting Registry Keys and Values
The Registry Sample Application
Concluding Remarks
Part Three—Windows CE User Interface Programming
What We Will Learn
Chapter 9—Owner Draw Controls and Custom Window Classes
Why Focus on Owner Draw Buttons?
The Example Application
The Anatomy of a Windows CE Control
How Owner Draw Buttons Are Different
The Kiosk Application
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 10—The Windows CE Custom Draw Service
Custom Draw Notification
Responding to Custom Draw Notifications
Other NMCUSTOMDRAW Info Structures
A Real Example
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 11—Designing Windows CE Custom Controls
The Example Custom Control
Packaging a Custom Control as a Dynamic Link Library
Initializing the DLL in the Client Application
Implementing the Custom Button Control
The Complete Sample Application
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 12—The HTML Viewer Control

Overview of the HTML Viewer Control
The Sample Application
Preparing to Use the HTML Viewer Control
Creating HTML Viewer Controls
Displaying HTML Formatted Text
Handling Hyperlinks
Displaying Inline Images
HTML Viewer Control Messages and Notifications
Chapter 13—Palm-size PC Input Techniques
The Rich Ink Control
Programming the Rich Ink Control
Programming the Palm-size PC Navigation Buttons
Adding Voice Input to Palm-size PC Applications
A Real Example
Concluding Remarks
Part Four—Desktop Connectivity and Memory Issues
Chapter 14—Windows CE Data Synchronization
The Sample Code
ActiveSync Technology Overview
The Synchronization Process from the 50,000-Foot Level
Registering ActiveSync Service Providers
Desktop Service Provider Data Model
Initializing a Desktop Service Provider
Reconstructing Folders and Items
Enumerating Objects
Reporting Desktop Data Store Changes
Transferring the Data
Notifying the Service Manager
Programming Device Service Providers
Conflict Resolution
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 15—Other Desktop Connectivity Topics
The Remote API
A RAPI Sample Application
Using Remote API Functions
Windows CE File Filters
The Sample File Filters
Registering File Filters
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 16—Memory and Power Management

The Sample Application
Windows CE Memory Basics
Allocating Memory
Windows CE Memory Mapped Files
Handling Low Memory Conditions
The GetSystemPowerStatusEx Function
Concluding Remarks
Appendix A
Index
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